(Dagbladet): A Norwegian-Pakistani family man (45) from Fredrikstad and a 23-year-old Oslo man from Chechnya is accused of participation and support for the terrorist organization Islamic State (IS) in Syria. They are also accused of having planned terrorist acts.
Prosecutors call the indictment for serious.
– It is serious to travel down and join Isil. They traveled at a time that there were reports of major violations committed by the so-called Caliphate, said district attorney Fredrik Ranke Dagbladet.
Was telefonavlyttet
According to the indictment, the two have traveled together from Norway to Syria in August 2014. Familjefadern stayed in Syria for a month, while 23-year-old was there about six months. Both were arrested the same day in a coordinated police action last summer.
During their stay, the two have completed a training and recruitment program and received training in separation and composition of AK47 automatic weapons, according to the indictment.
23-year-old will have served for Isil including by ensuring other people associated Isil ability to communicate, and after him came back to Norway continued to keep in touch with several persons including participated in armed struggles for terrorist group.
23-year-old was telefonavlyttet of the secret services, get Dagbladet lit, and the talks it emerged that he should have relayed a message from Isil -personell in Isil controlled areas to persons in Norway.
According to the indictment, 23-year-old also had plans to return to Syria and bring equipment to members of the terrorist group.
45-year-old father of the family should have been part of a IS-organized FRD Homs region in Syria, according to the indictment. According to Dagbladet information he claims in questioning having returned to Norway for health reasons.
Both deny culpability
The prosecution has thus brought charges for both the Criminal Code 147 d, relating to participation in a terrorist organization, but also 147a, concerning “terrorist alliance”. – It’s going to be a part witnesses, but whoever it is I do not want to comment, says Ranke.
the prosecutor told Dagbladet that the trial may be relevant witnesses linked to the radical Islamist environment Norway.
– He refuses guilty of all charges.
Lawyer Svein Holden defends the terrorist suspect 23-year-old. He says his client denies culpability.
Chechens is also accused of perjury in connection with his application for a residence permit in Norway. He is also accused of illegally holding a fight glove, telescopic baton and gas pistol.
Son convicted of terrorism
The accused terrorist family father convicted ten times earlier and the most serious relationship is complicity in the murder of the mid-nineties – previously referred to as so-called honor killings. The man is also convicted of negligent bildrap in 2005.
Last summer, 45-year-old son, 25-year-old Ishaq Ahmed from Fredrikstad, sentenced to eight years in prison for having participated in and supported the Islamic State (IS) and al -Nusra-front in Syria.
Chechens is not known to the police earlier. He should not have lived in Norway for very long before him decided to travel to Syria, according to Dagbladet information.
trial coming up in Oslo District Court on 18 May. The government has three weeks to issue.
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